Sewing aid device



Patented June 25, 1957 SEWING AID DEVICE Valborg Slade, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application January 11, 1955, Serial No. 481,118 3 Claims. Cl. 223-106) This invention relates to a sewing aid device and more particularly to a holder and dispenser for sewing articles. It is an important object of the invention to provide a novel and simple holder and dispenser for spools of sewing thread and for sewing equipment, all of which aremaintained for convenient and easy use.

Another object of the device is to provide a holder for spools of thread and for sewing equipment which will firmly retain such articles placed thereon against accidentaldisplacement when not in use or when transported from place to place, yet which can be mounted upon a wall structure for easy removal of the articles as well as dispensing of thread.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a device of the class described having a swingable article retaining element which can be moved from latched position for holding articles firmly in place to another posital displacement of spool 14 outwardly from the spindle element 17. The entire holder 15 may be spotwelded or otherwise secured to the supporting frame 10 at overlapping portions 21 and 22, as shown in Fig. 1. It is preferred that the holders 15 be positioned in balanced relation with an equal number at each side of the medial area of the supporting frame and equally spaced one with respect to the other with the upstanding forward spindle portion 17 likewise being spaced equally in each case from the supporting frame 10.

At the upper medial area of the supporting frame an article holding bracket 23 is rigidly secured and extends forwardly from the supporting frame. The bracket may be formed in a double loop as shown in Fig. 2, the first loop 24 being close to the supporting frame 10 and the second loop 25 being immediately adjacent thereto and positioned outwardly in the same plane with the first loop 24. The loops are adapted to hold a case or container 26 which in turn may hold a plurality of needles or the like and has an upper edge or lip 27 adapted to peripherally engage loop 24 as shown. The second loop 25 may be adapted to hold a thimble 28 so that the upper flange 29 is engaged by the outer loop 25 of article holding bracket 23, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A latching and mounting element is indicated generally at 30 and comprises a swingable member which may be likewise constructed of wire, as shown in detail in Fig. 3. The latching and mounting element may be shaped in a general U-shape with spaced parallel legs 31, each terminating outwardly in a bent spring catch 32 and the inner ends of which legs are spirally bent at tion wherein the element becomes a mounting member for suspending the entire device from a wall fixture or in depending relation with another similar device.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will more fully appear from the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to the same or similar parts throughout the views, and in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of my device showing articles in position thereon and a typical spool of thread placed on one of the spool spindles;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the medial portion of my device, the latching and mounting element having been swung to upstanding position and suspended from the hook portion of another similar device. Some articles are deleted from the enlarged view of Fig. 3 for clarity and detail.

With continued reference to the drawing, my device is shown in front elevation in Fig. 1 and has a supporting frame indicated generally at 10. The supporting frame is elongated horizontally and may comprise a wire loop having an upper horizontal member 11, a lower horizontal member 12 in spaced parallel relation with the first wire member, the outer ends being respectively interconnected by vertical wires 13, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The supporting frame in turn is adapted to hold a plurality of spools of thread, ribbon, wire and the like, one of which is shown in position at 14 on my device. The spool holding members are indicated generally at 15, each having an attachment piece 16 provided with a forwardly positioned spindle portion 17 which is adapted to extend vertically for at least a portion of the length of spool 14 through the axial opening 18. The spindle portion 17 may be connected to the attachment piece 16 by a horizontal upper interconnecting piece 19 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The lower portion of the spindle preferably has a straight horizontal and forwardly extending retainer 20 which prevents the acciden- 33 about upper wire 11 and terminate at substantially right angles in abutments 34, as shown in Fig. 3. The latching and mounting element 30 when pressed downwardly over the thimble and case as shown in Fig. 1, will hold them against displacement since the catch 32 engages the forward portion of loop 25 in releasable clamping engagement.

The lower medial portion of the device has a hook 35 which may be integrally formed from wire 12 through an outwardly extending and upwardly curved bent portion 36, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The hook member 35 is adapted to retain such sewing articles as a pair of scissors 37 or may engage the catch portion 32 of the latching and mounting element 30 of a duplicate device so as to maintain the devices in suspended tandem against the surface of the wall. It is understood, of course, that the latching and mounting element 30 of the uppermost device will be suspended from some such means as a hook (not shown) which may be secured to the vertical wall surface.

In the use and operation of my device, the desired spools of thread as typified at 14 may be positioned on respective holder members 15, the instant device accommodating six such spools. A case or container 26 con taining suitable needles is placed within the first loop 24 of bracket 23, and a thimble 28 is suspended from the second loop 25 as shown. The latching and mounting element 30 is then snapped into clamping engagement over the end of the second bracket loop 25 and the needle container 26 and thimble 28 will be maintained against displacement. The spools will likewise be maintained in position because the interconnecting piece 19 of holder 15 will overlie and engage the top of each of the spools 14 to prevent accidental displacement from engagement with the spindle members. When it is desired to utilize the device, the latching and mounting element is forcibly unlatched and swung upwardly to the position shown in Fig. 3. The abutments 34 will maintain the latching and mounting element in upright position for mounting purposes. The latching and mounting element may then be suspended from suitable fastening means such as a hook, screw or nail, or may be suspended from the hook element 35 of another device in the arrangement shown in detail in Fig. 3. When in operative position, the needles from container 26 and the thimble 28 may be easily removed and replaced. with respect to the article holding bracket, and lengths of thread from spools 14 may be conveniently pulled out without removing the spools from their spindles. The spools will,.of course, merely rotate and the thread may be cut at convenient lengths as selected by the user.

It may thus be seen that I have devised a novel, compact and convenient holder and dispenser for sewing articles with the articles retained against accidental displacement when the holder is not in active use and which will maintain said articles in convenient position for removal and use when the device is mounted upona vertical surface. Thev various colors of thread are prominently displayed and easily selected during the sewing operation.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A holder and dispenser for sewing articles comprising, an elongated horizontal supporting frame, a forwardly extending article holding bracket secured medially of the ends of said supporting frame for peripherally holding at least one article in suspended relation therefrom, a plurality of upstanding spindles secured along said supporting frame in spaced relation forwardly thereof and spaced with respect to one another, and a latching and mounting element secured to the supporting frame adjacent said bracket and swingable downwardly thereover for retaining an article in clamped relation in said bracket, said element being swingable upwardly to provide a mount for attachment to a supporting wall.

2. A holder and dispenser for sewing articles comprising, an elongated horizontal supporting frame, a forwardly extending article holding bracket secured medially of the ends of said supporting frame for peripherally holding at least one article in suspended relation therefrom, a plurality of upstanding spindles secured along 4 said supporting frame, each having an outwardly and downwardly extending rod for axially and rotatably supporting a spool of thread in vertical position and having a retaining member extending outwardly therefrom for underlying said spool and retaining it against endwise displacement from the spindle, and a latching and mounting element secured to the supporting frame adjacent said bracket and swingable downwardly thereover for retaining an article in clamped relation between the bracket and the element and swingable upwardly for attachment to a supporting wall.

3. A holder and dispenser for sewing articles comprising, an elongated horizontal supporting frame, a forwardly extending article holding bracket secured medially of the ends of said supporting frame and at an upper position thereon for retaining such articles as a thimble and a needle container in suspended relation therefrom, a plurality of upstanding spindles secured in spaced relation at each side of the article holding bracket in spaced relation one with the other and spaced forwardly of said supporting frame, a latching and mounting element swingably secured to the supporting frame in overlying relation with said article holding bracket and adapted to swing in overlying contactto clamp articles against dis placement from the bracket, said latching and mounting element having a spring catch at the outer end thereof for cooperatively engaging the outer end of said bracket, and a hook extending forwardly and upwardly from said supporting frame in medial balanced position thereon and underlying said article holding bracket and said latching and mounting element for cooperatively engaging the latching and mounting element of a second holder when suspended thereon in tandem engagement.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 263,306 Brown Aug. 29, 1882 1,527,243 Wells Feb. 24, 1925 FOREIGN PATENTS 661,245 Germany June 14, 1938 

